Kitty Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 "More French soldiers died fighting with the Axis powers than for the Allies during World War Two", a journalist told me last week. Does anyone know if this is true or not?[I have tried to research this on the Internet without success.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ceour de Lion II Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Never thought about this one before, but I guess it's very plausible, considering the Vichy government were in cahoots with the Axis for four years, compared to fighting less than one year with the allies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 As far as the navy is concerned this is highly probable given the sinking of the fleet in July 1940 in Mers el Kebir (1300 French dead at the hands of the allies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Kitty - try researching on the WW2Talk forum, search for eg Vichy vs Allies.It's a good resource for questions about the war, several veterans post on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 [quote user="andyh4"]As far as the navy is concerned this is highly probable given the sinking of the fleet in July 1940 in Mers el Kebir (1300 French dead at the hands of the allies)[/quote]There were a reasonable number of Free French Merchant Navy sailors helping the allies during the Battle of the Atlantic so I guess the stats depend on how you measure and what you include. I have never heard of significant numbers of french Land forces fighting for the Nazis but of course that would have been hushed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 I was told by a few people where I live (not far from Bordeaux) that the men around here were sent to fight in Greece. There is a monument for men who were shot for refusing to be sent there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 A lot of Luxembourgers and French from the Alsace region were rounded up and sent to the Russian Front. No equipment, clothing or even a gun. They were just there to be cannon fodder. For most it was a one-way trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_French_Volunteers_Against_Bolshevismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_Imperialehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33rd_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_Charlemagne_(1st_French) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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